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University professor and researcher active in Brazil
Yoshiharu Kohayakawa
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University professor and researcher active in Brazil
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Male
Place of birth
Marília, São Paulo, Brazil
Star sign
VirgoAge
61 years
Education
bachelor's degree
University of São Paulo
(1982-1984)
master's degree
University of São Paulo
(1985-1986)
doctorate
University of Cambridge
(1987-1990)
Awards
Fulkerson Prize
(2018)
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Yoshiharu Kohayakawa (Japanese: 小早川美晴; born 1963) is a Japanese-Brazilian mathematician working on discrete mathematics and probability theory. He is known for his work on Szemerédi's regularity lemma, which he extended to sparser graphs.
Biography
Kohayakawa was a student of Béla Bollobás at the University of Cambridge.
According to Google Scholar, as of August 21, 2019, Kohayakawa's works have been cited over 3194 times, and his h-index is 33.
He is a titular member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences.
In 2000, five American researchers received an USA NSF Research Grant in the value of $20,000 to go to Brazil to work in collaboration with him on mathematical problems.
Kohayakawa has an Erdős number of 1.
He was awarded the 2018 Fulkerson Prize.
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Notable Brazilian Mathematicians
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969
Notable Japanese Mathematicians
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969
Notable Brazilian Professors
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969
Notable Japanese Professors
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969
Notable Brazilian Educators
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969
Notable Japanese Educators
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1930 to 1969
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